Cup Teapot
Cup Teapot
Why are we supposed to warm the mug or the teapot with boiling water before making tea?
I guess this may have been asked already, but I just read the excellent answers to the question on the best way to make a cup of tea and didn't see an explanation. Several people specified the need to warm the mug or teapot with boiling water before brewing tea, but none stated their reason for doing this. I've nothing against the practice, mind you, but I've always wondered why people do it...
That totally sounds like an old wives tale. I doubt there's any real point to it other than wasting energy and having to wait longer. As long as you get your water up to temperature (boiling), it'll be fine. The reasons people have given don't seem to make any real sense (no insult to them) and it actually seems like a bad idea since most cookware doesn't like to be heated without anything in it.
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